Originally Posted by
colnago62
I hope you’re wrong. I watched a couple of E Races and it so unbelievably boring.
By "eSports", I don't mean virtual bike races. I mean the more popular games.
For those who still think it's a joke or a fringe sport...it's not. It's huge:
https://www.espn.com/esports/
This annual tournament pays A LOT:
Dota 2 - The International
Total prize purse: $34,330,068
- FIRST PLACE: $15,620,181
- SECOND PLACE: $4,462,909
- THIRD PLACE: $3,089,706
- FOURTH PLACE: $2,059,804
- etc...
- 13th-16th: $514,951
- 17th and 18th: $85,825
And a team is usually 5 players plus a coach. That's real money.
And that's just one tournament for one game. This doesn't take into account feeder tournaments, sponsors, etc... for the other games that pay.
It's a tough living (high stress, to say the least), but a few individuals are making several million a year...literally.